1889 Philadelphia Athletics

75-58 • .564 Win% • 3rd in AA

📊 Season Record

75 Wins
58 Losses
.564 Win %
3rd Rank
880 R 787 RA
Diff +93

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⚡ Quick Stats

880 Runs Scored
787 Runs Allowed
+93 Run Diff
3K Attendance

📈 vs. 1889 AA Average

Batting Avg .275 5% above the 1889 league average (.261)
OBP .354 6% above the 1889 league average (.332)
SLG .377 6% above the 1889 league average (.354)
Team ERA 3.53 8% better than the 1889 league average (3.84)
Runs Scored 880 4% above the 1889 league average (848 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJefferson Street Grounds
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Home Games 59
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Total Attendance 3,078
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Avg per Game 52

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1889

Batting Avg

1 Denny Lyons 0.329 2 Henry Larkin 0.318 3 Blondie Purcell 0.316 4 Harry Stovey 0.308 5 Lou Bierbauer 0.304

Home Runs

1 Harry Stovey 19 2 Denny Lyons 9 3 Lou Bierbauer 7 4 Henry Larkin 3 5 Ed Seward 2

RBI

1 Harry Stovey 119 2 Lou Bierbauer 105 3 Blondie Purcell 85 4 Denny Lyons 82 5 Henry Larkin 74
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Stovey 137 556 152 171 38 13 19 119 77 68 63 0.308
Lou Bierbauer 130 549 80 167 27 7 7 105 29 30 17 0.304
Henry Larkin 133 516 105 164 23 12 3 74 83 41 11 0.318
Curt Welch 125 516 134 140 39 6 0 39 67 30 66 0.271
Frank Fennelly 138 513 70 132 20 5 1 64 65 78 15 0.257
Denny Lyons 131 510 135 168 36 4 9 82 79 44 10 0.329
Blondie Purcell 129 507 72 160 19 7 0 85 50 27 22 0.316
Wilbert Robinson 69 264 31 61 13 2 0 28 6 34 9 0.231
Lave Cross 55 199 22 44 8 2 0 23 14 9 11 0.221
Gus Weyhing 54 191 16 25 2 0 0 12 9 59 4 0.131
Ed Seward 46 143 22 31 5 3 2 17 22 19 6 0.217
Jack Brennan 31 113 12 25 4 0 0 15 10 15 1 0.221
Sadie McMahon 30 104 9 16 2 1 0 4 4 16 3 0.154
Mike Mattimore 23 73 10 17 1 2 1 8 9 7 6 0.233
Tom Gunning 8 24 3 6 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 0.250
George Bausewine 7 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 2 0.048
John Coleman 6 19 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.053
James Graham 4 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Phenomenal Smith 5 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.188
Ed Knouff 3 12 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.250
Bill Collins 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.250

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1889

ERA

1 John Coleman 2.91 2 Gus Weyhing 2.95 3 Sadie McMahon 3.53 4 George Bausewine 3.90 5 Ed Seward 3.97

Wins

1 Gus Weyhing 30 2 Ed Seward 21 3 Sadie McMahon 14 4 John Coleman 3 5 Ed Knouff 2

Strikeouts

1 Gus Weyhing 213 2 Sadie McMahon 117 3 Ed Seward 102 4 George Bausewine 18 5 Phenomenal Smith 12
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gus Weyhing 30 21 2.95 54 53 0 449.0 382 147 212 213
Ed Seward 21 15 3.97 39 38 0 320.0 353 141 101 102
Sadie McMahon 14 12 3.53 28 27 0 242.0 230 95 102 117
George Bausewine 1 4 3.90 7 6 0 55.1 64 24 33 18
Phenomenal Smith 2 3 4.40 5 5 0 43.0 53 21 25 12
John Coleman 3 2 2.91 5 5 0 34.0 38 11 14 6
Mike Mattimore 2 1 5.81 5 1 1 31.0 42 20 13 6
Ed Knouff 2 0 3.96 3 3 0 25.0 37 11 9 5

👥 Roster (21)

George Bausewine Lou Bierbauer Jack Brennan John Coleman Bill Collins Lave Cross Frank Fennelly James Graham Tom Gunning Ed Knouff Henry Larkin Denny Lyons +9 more

21 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1889 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1889 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1889 Philadelphia Athletics finished 75-58 (.564 win pct).
Who led the 1889 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Harry Stovey led the 1889 Philadelphia Athletics with 19 home runs.
What was the 1889 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1889 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.53.
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